Aruba: Imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Aruba's imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP) rose 13.9% on 2022 (from US$2.65 billion to US$3.03 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +9.3% and a typical year strayed about 49.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 211.8% in 2011 and the biggest yearly fall was 57.1% in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 11% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Aruba had the 8th highest value of the 12 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Aruba in the 2023 ranking

• Guyana — 4th of 12: US$12.64 billion
• Benin — 5th of 12: US$6.72 billion
• South Sudan — 6th of 12: US$5 billion
• Curaçao — 8th of 12: US$2.9 billion
• Sint Maarten (Dutch part) — 9th of 12: US$1.56 billion
• Comoros — 10th of 12: US$511.75 million

What this measures

Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production process or for the provision of financial assets and renting natural resources to other institutional units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 38 values

Imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — US$1.51 billion (2025)
• Argentina — US$122.2 billion (2025)
• Bahamas, The — US$7.99 billion (2024)
• Barbados — US$2.54 billion (2017)
• Belize — US$1.92 billion (2025)
• Bolivia — US$13.55 billion (2025)
• Brazil — US$510.89 billion (2025)
• Chile — US$140.7 billion (2025)
• Colombia

More economic policy & debt data for Aruba

• Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 5.75% (2021)
• Adjusted savings, carbon dioxide damage (current US$) — US$57.5 million (2021)
• Adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) — US$64,588 (2021)
• Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
• Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) — US$18.18 million (2025)
• Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) — US$71.08 million (2025)
• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$2.23 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$1.79 billion (2025)
• Foreign direct investment, net outflows (% of GDP)

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Questions people ask

What is Aruba's imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP)?

US$3.03 billion in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1986?

It is up 1,002% from US$274.64 million in 1986 (6.7% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$7.05 billion in 2011 and the lowest US$274.64 million in 1986.

How does Aruba rank?

8th highest of 12 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP) unusual for Aruba?

In 2023, Aruba's imports of goods, services and primary income (current US$, BoP) rose 13.9% on 2022 (from US$2.65 billion to US$3.03 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +9.3% and a typical year strayed about 49.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BM.GSR.TOTL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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